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Factors Associated with Meeting Current Recommendation for Physical Activity in Scottish Adults with Diabetes

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  • Ahmad Salman

    (College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
    Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Kingsley Nnanna Ukwaja

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki PMB 102, Ebonyi State, Nigeria)

  • Ahmad Alkhatib

    (Institute of Sport Science, University of Taipei, Taipei 11153, Taiwan
    School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK)

Abstract

It remains unclear which factors are instrumental in meeting the recommended physical activity in people with diabetes. We, therefore, aimed to determine the sociodemographic, health-related behavior and clinical factors associated with meeting the recommended levels of physical activity in Scottish adults with diabetes. The study was based on the nationally-representative cross-sectional Scottish Health Surveys (2014–2017). The study participants included a sub-sample of 1259 adults (≥16 years old) with diabetes. Physical activity was evaluated using international guidelines. Overall, 34.1% of the subjects met the recommended levels of physical activity. Independent determinants of meeting the recommended levels of physical activity include male gender (odds ratio (OR) 1.47; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07–2.00) and being a non-smoker (OR 1.62; 95% CI 1.02–2.56). Furthermore, meeting the recommended physical activity levels decreased with age (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.95–0.97), having a longstanding illness (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.34–0.93) and body mass index (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.92–0.97), but increased with higher fruit and vegetable intake (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.07–1.25) and mental wellbeing (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.02–1.06). Implementation of health promotion programs that target the identified determinants is needed to improve the recommended levels of physical activity among adults with diabetes.

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  • Ahmad Salman & Kingsley Nnanna Ukwaja & Ahmad Alkhatib, 2019. "Factors Associated with Meeting Current Recommendation for Physical Activity in Scottish Adults with Diabetes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3857-:d:275659
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    1. Victor Mogre & Natalie A. Johnson & Flora Tzelepis & Christine Paul, 2019. "Barriers to diabetic self‐care: A qualitative study of patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(11-12), pages 2296-2308, June.
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